tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8844033165810601931..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: TDCJ savings from prisoner reductions significant, but probably not $1 million per dayGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24795780431682626652020-11-11T15:11:34.985-06:002020-11-11T15:11:34.985-06:00Thanks for the correction, Scott. It does indeed t...Thanks for the correction, Scott. It does indeed take prison closures to realize savings, and I should have added that to the testimony. We are double checking our figures and adding that crucial detail to our LBB testimony. Never hesitate to call out inaccuracies, especially when they create a false impression. Doug Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963733768402746175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-29509383903206572632020-11-09T15:30:48.130-06:002020-11-09T15:30:48.130-06:00From Unfiltered and Uncensored Minds of Independen...From Unfiltered and Uncensored Minds of Independent Thinkers of the 3rd Grade Dropout Section:<br /><br />Its a beginning to a dramatic changing mindset set of "Tough on Crime die hard advocates. resulting in prisoner reduction and the closing of eleven units, which alleged to a saving of nearly $1 million per day,and may account of nearly 365 million a year or more. The alleged reductions and savings, may be attributed to the changing of the guards in the offices of prosecutors and judges. That's not pocket change!! Just Saying!Gunny Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448009694638227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40527942016023626012020-11-08T15:40:42.936-06:002020-11-08T15:40:42.936-06:00Too many people don't understand the differenc...Too many people don't understand the difference between average costs, fixed costs and variable costs. Reducing the number of inmates only reduces variable costs such as the cost of meals which isn't much, but doesn't reduce the cost of guards, electricity, pensions which are substantial. Grits is right in pointing out that only closing units really reduces costs.Texasyankeenoreply@blogger.com